[Mean Daddy]

Don't know what to say. Build a dam then.

[Bob]

I’ve never heard any desalination proponent claim that desal would “instantly” solve the water shortage.

[Paladin2]

The cost of water from same doesn’t look too bad, ~ 3x other sources. As for ecological impact ...... consider LA itself.

[Michael.SF.]

Santa Barbara, (desal plant) completed in 1992, the rains had returned; the facility went through a few weeks of pilot testing, then was mothballed and partially dismantled.

That is not true. Ionics operated the plant and sold water to the City for a period of time so as to recoup their investment. This was a contractually agreed to requirement.

(I worked with Ionics at the time and my employer (Ingersol Rand) sold much of the equipment that was used for the plant.)

[george76]

Lefties: and Stop trying to remove the existing Klamath River Dams that produce , green, electrical energy and water to farmers.

Stop flushing fresh water to allegedly save a few smelt fish.

Stop trying to steal so much of your neighbors’ water.

[BenLurkin]

As big industrial facilities, desalination plants can't be plunked down just anywhere on the coast without destroying the qualities that attract people to the shoreline.

This is what it comes down to. The rich snots don't want lose their million dollar views of the Pacific.

I say put the plant right in the heart of the Malibu Colony. Those folks are among the most obnoxious people on the face of the planet.

And as far as the California Coastal Commission is concerned -- it is time to end it's reign of terror. Close it.

[blueunicorn6]

Will all you poor, ugly, untalented, resource-snatching people just get the hell out of California!

Your Democratic Party gods demand it!

[null and void]

Desalination plants will never work in California.

It’s too far from the ocean...

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“would solve our water supply problems instantly and permanently”

Utterly typical lib argumentation tactic. Nobody at all is saying that desal plants would any problem instantly. You can ignore the rest of the article.

[JPG]

It's working just fine in Tampa, FL, and providing 25 million gallons of fresh water a day.

[Don Corleone]

Stop heating buildings in SFO with drinking water steam.

[Huskrrrr]

A much better idea is to waste billions on a high-speed rail.

[oldbrowser]

Let's take a look at the hard realities. As big industrial facilities, desalination plants can't be plunked down just anywhere on the coast without destroying the qualities that attract people to the shoreline.

And there you have the real reason: the well to do that live on the coastline don't want their views spoiled. And besides, If more water is available it will just attract more people to California.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Yeah! Screw desalination plants and clean water! More money for the choo-choo bullet train and benefits to illegals!

"California....knows how to party. California...knows how to party! In da city....city of Compton. We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!" < /Tupac >

[Mad Dawgg]

Literally Millions of Californians live in what used to be a desert. The only reason it is not now a desert is because the aqueduct system brings millions of gallons of water into that valley from somewhere else. Either more water needs brought in or lots of people need to leave the valley. There is no other alternative.

Desalination is something that will help. That is why the left is against it.

[Senator_Blutarski]

One of the progressives favorite words is “sustainability”.

The current population is not sustainable in a desert state like California. Perhaps we should send a few million back to Mexico?

[PAR35]

If they don’t want water from the Pacific, build a pipeline from Lake Superior.

[boycott]

All I know is I don’t want the fruits and nuts moving east when they run out of water. We don’t want them here.

[Pollster1]

Deporting the millions of illegals who use water would solve the other half of the problem.

[DaxtonBrown]

The writer is a liberal idiot. The real solution is cheap 4th generation nuclear plants combined with desalinization. Just won’t happen in California.

[PGR88]

The Left doesn’t quite have a policy or slogans on desalinization yet - but you can see it being formed.

The answer will be “No” and “it won’t solve anything.”